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Fun

Ten common spelling errors and how to avoid them

I know. You can spell fine, so why bother reading further? Because this is a fun cartoon about spelling, with correct information. Surely you know someone who can benefit from it. As for you, o master speller, enjoy the pictures! Many thanks to Tenley who posted it to her Facebook page. It would be sad to not ever stumble upon this.

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Books

Latest book arrival

Way late in the day, UPS delivered Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed. A steal at less than $11 on Amazon and, judging from the first two pages, yet another page turner, but this one about the financial crisis of the 1930s. Oh why do they keep publishing so many interesting books… Yes, they. It’s always their fault.

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Books Computer stuff

Study: Rumors of Written-Word Death Greatly Exaggerated | Epicenter | Wired.com

Study: Rumors of Written-Word Death Greatly Exaggerated | Epicenter | Wired.com. An interesting look at how much more we are reading now that the (on-screen) printed word is so easily available.

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Science

Forty Years’ War – Old Ideas Spur New Approaches in Cancer Fight – Series – NYTimes.com

Forty Years’ War – Old Ideas Spur New Approaches in Cancer Fight – Series – NYTimes.com. Cancer cells as kids in bad neighborhoods. Hm. Well, new avenues for research are always good to have.

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Hello world!

This is the new blog by Marianne and Dimitrios. We started it afresh in this address, using WordPress 2.7. We promise to update it regularly!